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J. N. MAINGOT.

DUMB BELL.

No. 593,056. Patented Nov. 2,1897

INVENTOR UNITED STATES ATnNT @rrrc.

JOSEPH N. MAINGOT, OF GRENADA, W'INDIVARD ISLANDS.

DUMB-BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,056, dated November2, 1897'.

Application filed March 24, 1897.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH N. Mnmeor, of Grenada, IVindward Islands,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Exercising Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a dumb-bellprovided with apparatus for striking a musical note constructed inaccordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame, partly in section, showing the internal mechanism.

My invention relates to exercising apparatus, such as dumb-bells,Indian-clubs, Wands, Ate. which are held in the hands of the person andis designed to provide mechanism contained in or attached to theapparatus by which a musical note may be struck at any desired momentduring the movements of the same. It is also designed to provide aseries of dumb-bells or similar exercising devices of this charactereach of which shall strikea different note in the octave, thus providingfor the playing of a tune during the use of the apparatus by a number ofpersons.

In the drawings, 2 represents an ordinary dumb-bell, one of thebulb-shaped ends 3 of which is partially cut away and provided with abell 4, which is struck by a hammer 5, secured at the end of a spring 6,which is carried by a lever 7, pivoted within the dumbbell and having anoperating handle or knob 8 projecting through the handle of thedumbbell. The dumb-bell is suitably cored out to receive the mechanism,the lever being pivoted within a small hollow casting 9, which is forcedinto the cavity of the dumb-bell. Secured within this casting is a bentspring Serial No. 629,104. (No model.)

10, which bears upon the lever and normally holds the hammer out ofcontact with the bell, which is secured to the ing by a screw 11.

It is apparent that while a dumb-bell of this description is being useda note may be struck by depressing the knob upon the lever and that if aseries of eight dumb-bells are employed, each striking a different notein the octave when these dumb-bells are used by a number of persons,simple tunes may be played by their actuating the striking mechanism atsuitable intervals. Additional dumb-bells may be. employed for strikingsharps or flats of the notes, and mechanism of some similar charactermay be employed on other exercising apparatus.

I therefore do not wish to restrict myself to any particular exercisingapparatus nor any particular mechanisinfor producing the musical note,as I consider myself the first to end of the castemploy in an exercisingapparatus a sound- I my hand.

J OSEPII N. MAINGOT. Witnesses:

. H. H. TAYLOR,

R. A. BELLON.

